5 States Most Dependent on the Federal Government

3. Mississippi

Aid per dollar of payment to the Federal government: $3.08

Mississippi has the lowest taxes paid to the Federal government per capita in the entire U.S., which is why it comes as no surprise that it is also among the states most dependent on the Federal government. At one point, it was the state most dependent on the Federal government but even though its reliance on the Federal government hasn’t declined, the reliance of other states has continued to increase.